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Chris Bassitt Needs to Turn It Around for the Orioles This Season

The Baltimore Orioles made a lot of changes to their starting rotation heading into 2026. One of those alleged upgrades was acquiring veteran Chris Bassitt.

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Johnathan Rodriguez’s Breakout in Orioles Minors Could Relaunch His Career

Johnathan Rodríguez's path to success in the world of baseball has never been easy. And after being overlooked by the Cleveland Guardians yet again, forcing him to be designated for assignment, he was forced to take his talents elsewhere and try to spark a career resurgence in a new home.

MLB News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / April 29

Orioles-Astros postponed, Thursday doubleheader at 12:35 p.m.

BALTIMORE–The Orioles game with the Houston Astros scheduled for 6:35 p.m. on Wednesday was postponed due to rain. The announcement came just before 2:30 p.m.

Adley Rutschman News / Just Baseball / April 29

An Adley Rutschman Rebound Should Have the League on Notice

We’ve just surpassed the one-month threshold in the 2026 MLB season, and several players have already shattered expectations. José Soriano owns the lowest ERA in baseball, Munetaka Murakami leads the league in home runs, and it took 14 outings for Mason Miller to allow his first earned run of the season.

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The '50-HR, .300 average MLB seasons' quiz

How many of the 20 MLB players to bat .300 and mash 50 home runs in the same season can you name in five minutes?

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Pete Alonso News / Field Level Media / April 29

Pete Alonso, Orioles determined to heat up vs. Astros

The Baltimore Orioles would like for first baseman Pete Alonso to get untracked. They hope to see more signs of that Wednesday night against the visiting Houston Astros after the slugger unleashed an opposite-field home run in a 5-3 Baltimore victory Tuesday in the series opener.

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25 current MLB players who will end up in the Baseball Hall of Fame

Some things appear clear when it comes to Baseball Hall of Fame voting. The PED guys aren’t going to get in, or at least the hitters, and the rubric for starting pitchers has to be reconstructed on the fly.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / April 29

Peter Schmuck: Orioles prove that sometimes baseball is just a confidence game

The Orioles could have been forgiven for feeling some heat after dropping a weekend series to the Red Sox that featured a 17-run embarrassment and a rubber-game loss to a team that replaced its manager and much of its coaching staff before Sunday’s finale.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / April 29

Orioles minor league recap 4/29: Tuft finishes just short of cylce in Baysox win

The series opener between the Tides and Sounds was rained out on Tuesday. Norfolk and Memphis will play a make-up doubleheader on Thursday. Three Baysox players launched home runs as Chesapeake took and early lead and never looked back in their defeat of the SeaWolves.

Baltimore Orioles News / Camden Chat / April 29

Orioles news: Orioles begin series with win over visiting Astros

Good morning Birdland, That was the sort of win this team was built to pull off. Shane Baz provided his best start as an Oriole, earning his first win in the process.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / April 29

Baz gets 1st win, Alonso homers in Orioles’ 5-3 win over Astros

BALTIMORE–What happened? Two of the most prominent acquisitions of last December played key roles in an Orioles win on Tuesday night. Starting pitcher Shane Baz and first baseman Pete Alonso, who joined the Orioles within eight days of each other, had starring roles in a 5-3 win over the Houston Astros before 13,233 at Camden Yards.

Baltimore Orioles News / BaltimoreBaseball.com / April 29

The Orioles’ Adult In The Room

Sandwiched between Boog Powell and Eddie Murray in Oriole first base lore, Lee May was a slugger known as “the Big Bopper.” But years later, his teammates recalled him more for the person he was.

Shane Baz News / Field Level Media / April 28

Shane Baz earns first win as Oriole, downing Astros

Shane Baz earned his first pitching victory with the Baltimore Orioles and Pete Alonso smacked a two-run homer in a 5-3 victory against the visiting Houston Astros to open a three-game series Tuesday night.

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Who are the 25 fastest players in MLB right now?

Speed is more important than ever in MLB with recent rule changes promoting stolen bases. These were the 25 fastest players for the 2026 season, as recorded by the Statcast sprint speed metric.

MLB News / New Baseball Media / April 29

Minor League Transactions: AJ Ewing, Riley Quick, Owen Murphy Promoted

The 27th and 28th of April marked the first two days when we saw notable movement across the Minor League Baseball roster landscape. Several prospects off to hot starts received a promotion after the first month of the year, including two former first-rounders: Owen Murphy and Riley Quick.

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The 'Most 3's in a playoff game by team' quiz

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The 'No.2-overall NFL Draft picks' quiz

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 28

Five managerial candidates for the Red Sox

The Boston Red Sox sent shockwaves around MLB when they made the decision to fire manager Alex Cora amid a disappointing start to 2026. Here are five candidates for the job.

Red Sox should only consider one Alex Cora replacement

MLB check-in: Red Sox in turmoil, Braves' hot start, Pirates' big week

Reported reasoning for Red Sox firing Alex Cora questionable at best

Jason Varitek had a priceless reaction to the Red Sox firings

The 'Gold Glove and Silver Slugger seasons' quiz

Gunnar Henderson News / MLB on ClutchPoints / April 26

Orioles’ Gunnar Henderson points finger at himself for offensive struggles

Following their 5-3 loss to the Boston Red Sox on Sunday, the Baltimore Orioles are now 13-15 on the season. Shortstop Gunnar Henderson admits Baltimore’s lineup hasn’t lived up to their expectations.

Baltimore Orioles News / Baltimore Orioles on SI / April 26

Struggling Starter, Faulty Fielding And Listless Lineup In Another Orioles Loss

The Red Sox came to Baltimore as the biggest disappointment in MLB, already plotting to fire their esteemed skipper no matter what happened in this series as we came to find out, and discovered the perfect antidote to their aimless season in the perpetually-sloppy Orioles.

Albert Suarez News / MLB Trade Rumors / April 26

Albert Suarez Designated For Assignment

The Orioles have designated right-hander Albert Suarez for assignment, the team announced. Closer Ryan Helsley has been reinstated from the bereavement list to take Suarez’s roster spot.

Shane Baz News / Just Baseball / April 27

The Rays Are Obvious Early Winners of the Shane Baz Trade

During his time as the general manager of the Baltimore Orioles, Mike Elias has often been criticized for his unwillingness to tap into the farm system in trades.

Baltimore Orioles News / Just Baseball / April 26

Orioles Notebook: Rogers’ Struggles, Akin, Mayo

On Saturday, the Baltimore Orioles and Boston Red Sox met for game two in a best-of-three series between AL East foes. Boston demolished Baltimore, 17-1, exacting their revenge after a seven-run defeat the previous night.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 27

Red Sox should only consider one Alex Cora replacement

In a somewhat expected turn of events, the Red Sox chose to part ways with longtime skipper Alex Cora and five other coaches.

Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora, clean house amid terrible start

Red Sox fired the wrong people over slow start

The 'Gold Glove and Silver Slugger seasons' quiz

MLB News / Total Apex Sports / April 25

Boston Red Sox Explode In 17-1 Feast Of Baltimore Orioles

It’s no secret that the Boston Red Sox’s season so far has been dismal. And that is putting it gently. Coming into Saturday’s road matinee against AL East rival Baltimore Orioles, the Sox ranked last in the American League in team hits and 2nd-to-last in runs scored.

MLB News / Yardbarker / April 26

Red Sox fire manager Alex Cora, clean house amid terrible start

Saturday was a rare good day for the Boston Red Sox this season as their bats finally came to life and a dominant 17-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles, improving their record to 10-17. The latter number is the problem, and it resulted in Red Sox management completely gutting their coaching staff after the game. Including manager Alex Cora.

Red Sox fired the wrong people

Cody Bellinger pulled disrespectful move on Red Sox at end of game

Munetaka Murakami posts record not even Shohei Ohtani could match

Andres Gimenez's offense coming alive for Blue Jays

Checking in on how former Blue Jays players are performing in 2026